14 moments

1. Birth in São Borja

   1882-04-19 · São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

   

   Getúlio Dornelles Vargas was born in the border town of São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul.

2. Military college studies at Rio Pardo

   1901-01-01 · Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

   During his early army career, Vargas studied at the military college in Rio Pardo through 1901. The evidence supports presence through 1901; no more precise date is stated.

3. Border-crisis deployment to Corumbá

   1903-02-01 · Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

   The army sent Vargas to Corumbá during the February 1903 Bolivia-Brazil border crisis; the dispute ended before he arrived in combat. The evidence gives February 1903 for the crisis associated with his transfer, not a specific arrival day.

4. 1923 Revolution march through Itaqui

   1923-01-01 · Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

   As commander of the Seventh Provisional Division during the Rio Grande do Sul civil war, Vargas was at Itaqui while moving forces toward Uruguaiana. The source identifies the episode as part of the 1923 civil war but does not provide a more precise date.

5. Visit to Caxias do Sul as state president

   1928-01-01 · Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

   

   While serving as president of Rio Grande do Sul, Vargas made a documented visit to Caxias do Sul. Evidence is a contemporaneous photograph caption reproduced in the article; no month or day is stated.

6. Revolutionary headquarters at Ponta Grossa

   1930-10-01 · Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil

   

   During the Revolution of 1930, Vargas established a headquarters at Ponta Grossa while leading forces north through Paraná. The source dates the photograph and movement to October 1930 but does not state a specific day.

7. Revolutionary visit to Curitiba

   1930-10-01 · Curitiba Railway Station, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

   

   Vargas visited Curitiba while advancing through Paraná during the Revolution of 1930, appearing with military and political leaders at the railway station. The station site is identified by the source; the evidence supports October 1930, not a specific day.

8. Train movement into São Paulo during the Revolution

   1930-10-01 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

   

   After the federal government collapsed, Vargas traveled by train into São Paulo before continuing toward the national capital. The movement is described in the October 1930 revolutionary sequence; no arrival day in São Paulo is stated.

9. Arrival in Rio de Janeiro and assumption of power

   1930-11-01 · Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil

   

   Vargas arrived in Rio de Janeiro with revolutionary troops and was installed as interim president on 3 November 1930. The article connects his arrival with his installation on 3 November; it does not state the exact day of arrival separately.

10. Integralista attack at Guanabara Palace

    1938-05-10 · Guanabara Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Armed Integralists attacked the presidential palace in an attempted overthrow, beginning a siege while Vargas was inside with his daughter Alzira. The attack extended from 10 to 11 May; this card uses its first documented day.

11. Roosevelt-Vargas conference at Natal

    1943-01-01 · Potengi River harbor, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

    

    Vargas conferred with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard a destroyer in Natal's Potengi River harbor during World War II diplomacy. The Library of Congress catalog dates the photograph to January 1943; it does not supply a day.

12. Retirement to family farm in São Borja

    1945-01-01 · São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    After his removal from power in 1945, Vargas withdrew to his farm in São Borja, beginning the interval between his presidencies. The source places his withdrawal after his deposition in 1945 but does not provide a more precise date or farm coordinate.

13. May Day address at São Januário

    1951-05-01 · São Januário Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    

    In his first May Day address after returning to the presidency, Vargas spoke to workers at São Januário Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

14. Death at Catete Palace

    1954-08-24 · Catete Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    

    Facing a final political crisis, Vargas died by suicide in his bedroom at Catete Palace, then the presidential residence.